Christmas Shortbread

It's getting to that time of year where lots of little gifts are given, so as Spencer was having his last speech appointment for the year, I thought it would be a good idea to make shortbread for Angela, his therapist, Donna, the receptionist and for his two little friends George and Yianni that have the appointment after Spencer. It would have helped if I had decided to make it earlier in the day, as it was I finished a bit after 11 last night!

Ingredients:

• 250g Western Star butter, softened
• 2/3 cup pure icing sugar
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup rice flour

Method:

Process all ingredients together in a food processor until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. (Or if you are me, do it by hand!)

Press mixture together until it forms a dough. Divide dough in two.

Roll out dough between 2 sheets of baking paper

until 5mm thick.

Using a star-shaped cutter, cut shapes from dough. Transfer to prepared trays. Sprinkle with caster sugar if desired. Bake at 160 degrees for 30

minutes or until dry and firm but still pale. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar. Serve.

I didn't leave them in the oven for 30 minutes, they would have burned, 10 -12 minutes was plenty of time.